Transcripts
For those of you who prefer to read a text instead of listening to an audio file or watching a video, this page contains some transcripts of Jetsunma’s teachings and interviews which have been edited to be more readable.
Teaching: The Six Paramitas
Introduction
Jetsunma gives an introduction to the concept of the Six Paramitas which can be loosely translated as the Six Perfections.
Generosity
Jetsunma explains the First Paramita: Generosity, its nuance and how to actually practice it.
Ethical Conduct
Jetsunma talks about the Second Paramita: Ethical Conduct and explains the Five Precepts which any Buddhist can take.
Patience
Jetsunma explains the essence of the Perfection of Patience and how tolerance and forebearance have a crucial role in the Buddhist path.
Joyful Effort
Jetsunma comments on the importance of joy and perseverance on the spiritual path.
Meditation
Jetsunma explains the different meditation techniques in Buddhism and answers some questions regarding the topic.
Wisdom
Jetsunma gives her commentary on one of the most profound topics in all of Buddhism: the Perfection of Wisdom.
Teaching: The Four Noble Truths – recorded in Sydney, 15th July 2000
1. The Truth of Suffering
Jetsunma teaches on the origin of the Four Noble Truths, and on the first Noble Truth of suffering. In the end, there is Q&A.
2. The Truth of the Origin
Jetsunma teaches on the second Noble Truth of the cause of suffering. In the end, there is Q&A.
3. The Truth of Cessation
Jetsunma teaches on the third Noble Truth of the cessation of suffering. In the end, there is Q&A.
4. The Truth of the Path
Jetsunma teaches on the fourth Noble Truth of the path to the cessation of suffering. In the end, there is Q&A.
Question & Answer Sessions organized by Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery
1st DGL Nunnery Q&A
Jetsunma answers questions on:
Morning routine // Worries // Practices for death // Interfering in mistreatment // Purifying karma // Relationships // Finding a Teacher and Sangha // Ego in Tonglen practice // Art and meditation // Cultivating devotion // Hope // Suicide // Parenting // Physical image // Contentment // Taking vows
2nd DGL Nunnery Q&A
Jetsunma answers questions on:
Full ordination // Expectation in practice // Abusive teachers // Buddha Nature, soul and atman // Patriarchy // Resistance to practice // Inner vs. outer change // Intuition and desire // Difficult people // Facing our demons // Culture // Animal cruelty // Seeking approval // Aspiring monastics
3rd DGL Nunnery Q&A
Jetsunma answers questions on:
Buddhist diet // Frustration in early practice // Astrology // Lack of results // People who trigger us // Slowing down // Loving awareness // Integration // Work environment // Off-the-cushion practice // Deep meditation // Equanimity // Caring for an old person // Exiting retreat // Right and wrong
4th DGL Nunnery Q&A
Jetsunma answers questions on:
Monasticism outside monastries // Ngondro practice // Friends and family asking questions // Bochichitta // Great Compassion // Bodhisattva definition // The Bodhisattva Vow seeming too big // The Pali Canon // Generosity // Ultimate and Relative Bodhichitta // Developing Bodhichitta // Imagining all sentient beings
5th DGL Nunnery Q&A
Jetsunma answers questions on:
Accepting samsara // The Buddha’s technique for Enlightenment // Practice after retirement // Developing compassion in isolation // Walking meditation // Divorce // Alcoholism // Guilt over bad thoughts // Work-practice balance
6th DGL Nunnery Q&A
Jetsunma answers questions on:
Hindsight // The ocean of teachers and teachings // Meeting Rinpoches // Asking the Buddha a question // Mixing with cultures // Gaining realisations // Goenka // Unbearable suffering // Illness // Nyam // Prayers // Practices for the deceased
7th DGL Nunnery Q&A
Jetsunma answers questions on:
Definition of karma // Purification // The process of rebirth // The moment of death // What is reborn // Influencing our next life // Stories to help gain confidence in rebirth // The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination